A modified version of Pearson's Novelty Experiencing Scale and her Desire‐for‐Novelty Scale were administered to 430 students along with questions about drug use. The data were analyzed by partitioning of X2 for sex. scale score and drug use. The internal sensation‐seeking measure related to the use of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis – but not painkillers. The relationship between internal sensation‐seeking and cannabis use occurred among the males only. It was concluded that internal sensation‐seeking is important in the motivation for drug use, and that social norms, including sexually discriminatory ones, also probably play a role.
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